{"product_id":"taschen-garden-at-eichstatt","title":"The Garden at Eichstätt by Taschen | Botanical Art Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe legendary 1613 florilegium, reborn as a numbered three-volume Famous First Edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1600s, Prince-Bishop Johann Konrad von Gemmingen created a magnificent pleasure garden around Willibaldsburg Castle in Eichstätt, Bavaria, and commissioned the Nuremberg apothecary Basilius Besler and a team of engravers to record it. The result, the Hortus Eystettensis of 1613, pictured the garden's plants season by season in 367 hand-colored plates covering 90 families and 340 genera, and it is still considered a milestone in botanical illustration. The garden itself was destroyed in 1634 during the Thirty Years' War, which makes the book its lasting record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaschen's facsimile is based on the copy at the University Library of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and is presented as a Famous First Edition, a first printing of 7,500 numbered copies. Three volumes in a slipcase total 1,096 pages, with plate descriptions covering each plant's botanical, pharmaceutical, and symbolic meaning, plus essays by Klaus Walter Littger and Werner Dressendörfer that place the garden and the book in context. Original copies rarely come to market, so this is the most direct way to live with the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Basilius Besler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Klaus Walter Littger and Werner Dressendörfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taschen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Famous First Edition, first printing of 7,500 numbered copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover, three volumes in slipcase, 1,096 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.6 x 12 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/strong\u003e Botanical illustration, garden history, 17th-century engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English, French, German\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9783836594332\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStyling Suggestions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisplay the slipcased set on a library shelf or credenza with the cover art facing out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePull one volume at a time onto a coffee table or bookstand, rotating through the seasons as Besler intended\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGive it pride of place in a garden room or conservatory beside potted bulbs and a vintage watering can\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Perfect Gift\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn heirloom gift for serious gardeners, botanical art collectors, historians, and bibliophiles. It is fitting for a milestone birthday, an anniversary, a retirement, or any occasion that calls for something truly lasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the Hortus Eystettensis?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the 1613 record of the prince-bishop's garden at Eichstätt, Bavaria, produced by Basilius Besler, with 367 hand-colored plates arranged by season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Taschen's The Garden at Eichstätt a limited edition?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a Famous First Edition, a first printing of 7,500 numbered copies, presented as three hardcover volumes in a slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there a Lafayette shop that sells The Garden at Eichstätt?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can shop it at Mood by DMJ, 1120 Coolidge St. in Lafayette's Oil Center, or online with shipping across the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShop in store at Mood by DMJ, 1120 Coolidge St. in Lafayette's Oil Center, or online with shipping across the US.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47892359250075,"sku":"978-3-8365-9433-2","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/0324\/0859\/files\/the-garden-at-eichstatt-besler-taschen-botanical-art-book.png?v=1790364354","url":"https:\/\/moodbydmj.com\/products\/taschen-garden-at-eichstatt","provider":"Mood by DMJ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}